Why is my thesis filesize so large?
The thesis can become very large with no warning. The reason is that every time a graphic is copied and pasted into the template, the entire program is copied in as well. For example, if there are 20 worksheets in an Excel workbook or 20 slides in a PowerPoint presentation, you are not just copying and pasting the worksheet or slide that is displayed. The entire Excel or PowerPoint programs are copied. Each time the same Excel workbook or PowerPoint presentation is copied, this information is repeatedly copied. Hence, a file size of easily 100 MB or more.

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VISIO: There are problems with copying and pasting Visio directly into the thesis. Visio does not always convert well to PDF.

S-Plus: Copying and pasting S-Plus directly into the thesis can corrupt the file and cause it to repaginate to thousands of pages. It is not possible to save the thesis and the graphic must be deleted to save the thesis and stop it from repaginating.

How do I save Visio, PowerPoint, Excel and S-Plus files?
SAVING GRAPHICS (some options are not always available depending on the type of graphic to be imported).

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Copy the information to be placed in the thesis

On the Home tab ribbon on the left hand side, select the down arrow under Paste and select Paste Special under Paste Options